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ARCHIVED — Vol. 146, No. 10 — March 10, 2012

COMMISSIONS

CANADA REVENUE AGENCY

INCOME TAX ACT

Revocation of registration of charities

The following notice of intention to revoke was sent to the charities listed below because they have not met the filing requirements of the Income Tax Act:

“Notice is hereby given, pursuant to paragraph 168(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, that I propose to revoke the registration of the charities listed below and that by virtue of paragraph 168(2)(b) thereof, the revocation of the registration is effective on the date of publication of this notice.”

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES

The Commission posts on its Web site the decisions, notices of consultation and regulatory policies that it publishes, as well as information bulletins and orders. On April 1, 2011, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure came into force. As indicated in Part 1 of these Rules, some broadcasting applications are posted directly on the Commission’s Web site, www.crtc.gc.ca, under “Part 1 Applications.”

To be up to date on all ongoing proceedings, it is important to regularly consult “Today’s Releases” on the Commission’s Web site, which includes daily updates to notices of consultation that have been published and ongoing proceedings, as well as a link to Part 1 applications.

The following documents are abridged versions of the Commission’s original documents. The original documents contain a more detailed outline of the applications, including the locations and addresses where the complete files for the proceeding may be examined. These documents are posted on the Commission’s Web site and may also be examined at the Commission’s offices and public examination rooms. Furthermore, all documents relating to a proceeding, including the notices and applications, are posted on the Commission’s Web site under “Public Proceedings.”

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PART 1 APPLICATION

The following application was posted on the Commission’s Web site between February 24, 2012, and March 1, 2012:

Wild TV Inc.
Across Canada
2012-0200-4
Amendment of a condition of licence for Wild tv (The Hunting Channel)
Deadline for submission of interventions, comments and/or answers: March 26, 2012

Application for authority to acquire from Bluepoint Investments Inc. (Bluepoint) the assets of Saskatchewan Communications Network, a non-commercial, satellite-to-cable programming undertaking for the purpose of distributing educational programming in Saskatchewan.

Smithers Community Radio Society
Smithers, British Columbia

Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English-language low-power community FM radio station in Smithers.

Voice of the Shuswap Broadcast Society
Salmon Arm, British Columbia

Application for a broadcasting licence to operate an English- and third-language low-power Type B community FM radio station in Salmon Arm.

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

ORDER

2012-130 March 2, 2012

Broadcasting licence fees — Part Ⅰ

The Broadcasting Licence Fee Regulations, 1997 (the Regulations) provide for the payment of a Part Ⅰ licence fee by certain broadcasting undertakings. Subsection 9(1) of the Regulations sets out the components for the calculation of the regulatory costs.

Pursuant to section 10 of the Regulations, the Commission hereby announces in this public notice that the estimated total broadcasting regulatory costs of the Commission for the 2012–2013 fiscal year are $29.890 million.

The annual adjustment amount referred to in subsection 8(2) for the 2010–2011 fiscal year is $0.640 million.

A second adjustment pertaining to fiscal year 2011–2012 in the amount of $0.093 million is being made following the revision of the Part Ⅰ billing for one broadcasting undertaking. Part Ⅰ broadcasting licence fees were recalculated and the adjustment is being invoiced to the other broadcasting undertakings.

The net billing for the Part Ⅰ licence fee for the 2012–2013 fiscal year, taking into account the adjustments in paragraphs 3 and 4 above, is $30.623 million.

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

DECISIONS

The complete texts of the decisions summarized below are available from the offices of the CRTC.

2012-118 February 27, 2012

Instant Information Services Incorporated
Gravenhurst, Ontario

Approved — Application to change the technical parameters of the English-language low-power tourist information radio station CIIG-FM Gravenhurst.

2012-123 February 29, 2012

Various applicants
Shelburne and Collingwood, Ontario

Approved — Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a new FM radio station to serve Shelburne.

Approved in part — Application for a broadcasting licence to operate a new specialty FM radio station to serve Collingwood.

Approved — Request to grant the new station an exception to the Commission’s policy on local programming as it relates to soliciting or accepting local advertising.

Denied — Applications for other broadcasting licences for radio stations to serve Shelburne and Collingwood.

Approved — Request for authorization to broadcast up to 6 minutes of local and regional advertising for every 12 minutes of advertising material permitted during each clock hour.

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NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD

APPLICATION TO EXPORT ELECTRICITY TO THE UNITED STATES

DTE Energy Trading, Inc.

By an application dated March 2, 2012, DTE Energy Trading, Inc. (the “Applicant”) has applied to the National Energy Board (the “Board”), under Division II of Part VI of the National Energy Board Act (the “Act”), for authorization to export up to 10 000 000 MWh of combined firm and interruptible energy annually for a period of 10 years.

The Board wishes to obtain the views of interested parties on this application before issuing a permit or recommending to the Governor in Council that a public hearing be held. The directions on procedure that follow explain in detail the procedure that will be used.

The Applicant shall deposit and keep on file, for public inspection during normal business hours, copies of the application at its offices located at DTE Energy Trading, Inc., 414 South Main Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104, United States, Attention: Marcia L. Hissong, Assistant General Counsel, 734-887-2042 (telephone), 734-887-2235 (fax), hissongm@ dteenergy.com (email), and provide a copy of the application to any person who requests one. A copy of the application is also available for viewing during normal business hours in the Board’s library, at 444 Seventh Avenue SW, Room 1002, Calgary, Alberta T2P 0X8, or online at www.neb-one.gc.ca.

Submissions that any party wishes to present shall be filed with the Secretary, National Energy Board, 444 Seventh Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 0X8, 403-292-5503 (fax), and served on the Applicant by April 9, 2012.

Pursuant to subsection 119.06(2) of the Act, the Board shall have regard to all considerations that appear to it to be relevant. In particular, the Board is interested in the views of submitters with respect to

(a) the effect of the exportation of the electricity on provinces other than that from which the electricity is to be exported;

(b) the impact of the exportation on the environment; and

(c) whether the Applicant has

(i) informed those who have declared an interest in buying electricity for consumption in Canada of the quantities and classes of service available for sale, and

(ii) given an opportunity to purchase electricity on terms and conditions as favourable as the terms and conditions specified in the application to those who, within a reasonable time of being so informed, demonstrate an intention to buy electricity for consumption in Canada.

Any answer to submissions that the Applicant wishes to present in response to items 2 and 3 of this notice of application and directions on procedure shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board and served on the party that filed the submission by April 24, 2012.

For further information on the procedures governing the Board’s examination, contact the Secretary of the Board at 403-299-2714 (telephone) or 403-292-5503 (fax).

SHERI YOUNGSecretary

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NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD

PUBLIC HEARING

Group 1 companies — Approval of abandonment cost estimates

The National Energy Board (the “Board”) has scheduled an oral public hearing, under the National Energy Board Act, for approval of the abandonment cost estimates filings made by most Group 1 companies. (see footnote 1)

Filings are available for viewing electronically on the public registry at www.neb-one.gc.ca (click on “Major Applications and Projects,” then “Abandonment Cost Estimates” and scroll down to “Regulatory Documents”) and at the Board’s library (444 Seventh Avenue SW, 1st Floor, Calgary, Alberta). Copies of each applicant’s application and any filings related to that application shall also be available for public viewing, during normal business hours, at the address of that applicant as listed in Appendix V of the hearing order.

Background

In the RH-2-2008 Reasons for Decision, the Board implemented a five-year action plan aimed at getting pipeline companies collecting and accounting for funds for abandonment for the first toll year after May 2014. Companies were given the option of using the base case proposed by the Board to estimate their cost of abandonment or to develop an application that justified the use of pipeline-specific values. Group 1 companies were required to file, for approval, abandonment cost estimates with the National Energy Board on November 30, 2011. Twelve of the thirteen Group 1 companies filed pipeline-specific values for the abandon-in-place/removal ratio. One Group 1 company used the base case proposed by the Board (and therefore this company does not require Board approval). The 12 companies who filed pipeline-specific values require Board approval.

Public hearing

The proceeding will obtain the evidence and views of interested persons on the November 29 and 30, 2011 filings from Group 1 companies requiring Board approval. Any person interested in participating in the hearing may do so by seeking intervenor status by completing the intervenor form available on the Board’s Internet site at www.neb-one.gc.ca (click on “Regulatory Documents,” then “Submit documents electronically” and scroll down and click on “Application for Intervenor Status”), or by providing a letter of comment. Interested persons should consult the Board’s Hearing Order MH-001-2012 for further background and instructions. The date and location for the oral portion of the hearing will be determined at a later time. The option to participate via teleconferencing will be provided at the oral portion of the hearing.

Information on hearing procedures

You may access the Hearing Order through the Board’s Internet site at www.neb-one.gc.ca (click on “Regulatory Documents,” then “Quick Links,” then “Abandonment Funding,” then “Preliminary Cost Estimates,” then “Group 1 Companies” and then click on “Hearing Order” at the top of the screen). You may obtain information on the procedures for this hearing or on the National Energy Board Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1995 (Rules of Practice and Procedure), as amended, governing all hearings (available in English and in French) by writing to the Secretary of the Board, or by contacting Danielle Comte, Regulatory Officer, by telephone at 403-299-2731 (toll-free number 1-800-899-1265). You may also go to the Board’s Internet site and click on “Acts and Regulations” to access the Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedure and other legislation.

Public participation

Members of the public are encouraged to participate in this hearing by submitting a letter of comment or by seeking intervenor status. The deadline for submitting an application for intervenor status is March 30, 2012.

A process advisor is available to answer questions regarding the hearing process. Please direct any enquiries to Karine Simard, Process Advisor, by telephone at 403-221-3003 (toll-free number 1-800-899-1265) or by email at karine.simard@neb-one.gc.ca.

L. GEORGEActing Secretary

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Footnote 1
In general, Group 1 companies are those with more extensive systems and as such are subject to a greater degree of regulatory oversight than Group 2 companies.